More and more women and men are prone to redness and dilated capillaries, mainly in the cheek area. Especially when you are cold, sweating, excited or have simply drunk a glass of wine, the redness that then increases and sometimes appears in patches is perceived as annoying.

This tendency of the skin to react with redness is called couperose. Often, dilated capillaries, also known as telangiectasias, can be seen in the affected areas of skin.

Couperose is usually caused by a weak connective tissue. The fine veins in the facial skin are not as stable or are not supported well enough by the surrounding connective tissue. The result: The veins expand and can then be seen from the outside as fine lines.

The onset of couperose can first be recognized by temporary reddening of the skin, especially in the cheek area, but also on the nose and chin, which lasts longer over time. As the process progresses, the small veins can then tend to become inflamed, so that the cosmetic problem of couperose has become a medical one: the skin disease rosacea.

The face in particular is constantly exposed to external influences such as sun, heat, wind and cold. This puts particular strain on the blood vessels in the face. They expand due to heat or contract due to the ambient cold. If you are predisposed to this, the connective tissue surrounding the capillaries can become tired over time. The veins then no longer contract completely due to a lack of pressure from the outside. The increased blood in the expanded blood capillaries also presses against the vessel walls from the inside, so that the "red veins" in the affected areas are more visible.

In addition, a tendency to couperose is often associated with dry, low-fat (sebostatic) skin. With dry skin, the skin's superficial, protective fatty film, the so-called acid mantle, is not as strong as with normal or oily skin. As a result, the skin cannot protect itself as well from temperature influences, which further promotes the development of couperose (or rosacea).

If the fine veins remain permanently filled with increased blood, they become visible as a blue-red network on the cheeks, nose and chin. The constant strain of the congested blood can eventually cause the vessel walls to become porous and inflammation (rosacea) can occur. Other risk factors such as smoking, sun exposure, solariums, etc. also cause an increased release of free radicals, which promotes the development of inflammatory processes. This inflammation of the fine veins ultimately manifests itself in more or less small or large pimples on the skin.

Preventing and counteracting couperose

By using sensible facial care that is appropriate for your skin type and taking a few behavioral measures into account, you can help your skin to contain couperose and prevent initial redness of the skin from developing into rosacea.

Couperose skin is usually rather dry. For this reason, cleansing should be done with mild, nourishing products. A mild product is therefore preferable to foaming products, as the latter always dry out and degrease the skin slightly.

In order to quickly rebuild the skin's acid mantle after cleansing, we recommend applying a moisturizing facial toner such as LOTION afterwards. This supports the skin's own protection and allows the skin to quickly protect itself against environmental influences such as temperature shocks.

When using peelings, you should avoid using abrasive particles, as these are massaged onto the skin and the friction involved stimulates blood circulation, which would promote couperose. In this case, it is better to use biological peelings without abrasive particles, such as FACIAL PEELING I. These remove excess dead skin material using mild fruit acids and enzymes, for example, without irritating the skin through the massage with grains.

When it comes to facial care products, richer creams such as Moisture Skin Care are generally preferable as they support the skin's own protection and supplement the acid mantle.

The Couperose CONCENTRATE is also ideal, as it uses active ingredients such as Biophtex® and PhytotonineTM to strengthen the fine veins, regulate blood circulation in the skin and thus counteract couperose.

Neutral concealers such as CONCEALER are ideal for making annoying redness immediately invisible. This makes the complexion look more even without drying out the sensitive couperose skin.

What else you can do

Avoid everything that stimulates blood circulation in the skin: sauna, long sunbathing sessions, sunbeds, tanning beds, spicy spices, excessive coffee, alcohol, very hot drinks, spicy foods, stress, extreme temperature fluctuations.

Be gentle with your skin and avoid vigorous rubbing, pulling and massaging.

Avoid occlusive (skin-closing) ingredients in cosmetic products such as mineral oils, mineral waxes or silicones.

Protect your skin with appropriate sunscreen products with an SPF of 25 - 50, such as SUN CARE II, which meet the Australian standard.

Visit a qualified beautician regularly and have your facial care products adapted to the constantly changing needs of your skin.

Regular manual facial lymphatic drainage decongests the affected tissue and is preferable to a conventional facial massage in cases of couperose or rosacea.

Do not squeeze rosacea spots as this will make the condition worse. Black tea compresses, on the other hand, have a soothing and calming effect.

If you have rosacea, you should consult an ophthalmologist as well as a dermatologist on a regular basis. This is the only way to ensure that the fine blood vessels in the eye area are not also inflamed. If left undetected, this can lead to serious eye problems.

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